Dying in the Name of Vaccine Freedom | NYT Opinion
In the video above, Alexander Stockton, a producer on the Opinion Video team, explores two of the main reasons the number of Covid cases is soaring once again in the United States: vaccine hesitancy and refusal.
“It’s hard to watch the pandemic drag on as Americans refuse the vaccine in the name of freedom,” he says.
Seeking understanding, Mr. Stockton travels to Mountain Home, Ark., in the Ozarks, a region with galloping contagion and — not unrelated — abysmal vaccination rates.
He finds that a range of feelings and beliefs underpins the low rates — including fear, skepticism and a libertarian strain of defiance.
This doubt even extends to the staff at a regional hospital, where about half of the medical personnel are not vaccinated — even while the intensive care unit is crowded with unvaccinated Covid patients fighting for their lives.
Mountain Home — like the United States as a whole — is caught in a tug of war between private liberty and public health. But Mr. Stockton suggests that unless government upholds its duty to protect Americans, keeping the common good in mind, this may be a battle with no end.
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n
More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video
----------
Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch.
Видео Dying in the Name of Vaccine Freedom | NYT Opinion канала The New York Times
“It’s hard to watch the pandemic drag on as Americans refuse the vaccine in the name of freedom,” he says.
Seeking understanding, Mr. Stockton travels to Mountain Home, Ark., in the Ozarks, a region with galloping contagion and — not unrelated — abysmal vaccination rates.
He finds that a range of feelings and beliefs underpins the low rates — including fear, skepticism and a libertarian strain of defiance.
This doubt even extends to the staff at a regional hospital, where about half of the medical personnel are not vaccinated — even while the intensive care unit is crowded with unvaccinated Covid patients fighting for their lives.
Mountain Home — like the United States as a whole — is caught in a tug of war between private liberty and public health. But Mr. Stockton suggests that unless government upholds its duty to protect Americans, keeping the common good in mind, this may be a battle with no end.
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n
More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video
----------
Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch.
Видео Dying in the Name of Vaccine Freedom | NYT Opinion канала The New York Times
Показать
Комментарии отсутствуют
Информация о видео
Другие видео канала
Jordan Klepper Debates Anti-Vax Mandate Protesters in NYC | The Daily ShowNBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 23rd, 2021“We let our guard down,” says mom of unvaccinated, pregnant woman who remains on a ventilator'My Partner Believed Covid Misinformation, Refused Vaccine & Paid The Ultimate Price' | This MorningSPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME - Official Teaser Trailer (HD)I Changed Astronomy Forever. He Won the Nobel Prize for It. | 'Almost Famous' by Op-DocsTrump Rally Crowd Boos Vaccines, Pfizer Shot Gets Full FDA Approval: A Closer LookThe N.B.A. Officially Drafted a Woman in 1977. It Was Me. | 'Almost Famous' by Op-DocsWas COVID Vaccine the Cause of Doctor’s Death?How The US Stole The PhilippinesMan Who Was on Ventilator for 165 Days Describes Wild DreamsTropical Storm Henri: Everything You Need to Know As The Storm Makes LandfallBuilt My Own X-Ray After a Hospital Charged Me $69,210.32Meet the People Burning California to Save It | NYT NewsThe Christian Contrast: Should Christians get the Vaccine?Let's talk about an image and a lesson on propaganda....We thought this flood was a disaster until THIS happened…Analyst: Keep PSE investment 'short term' amid market uncertainties | ANCHow To Start A SIDE HUSTLE & Make Money From It TODAY! | Rory Vaden & Lewis Howes🔴 Sleep Instantly in Farmhouse at Night with Heavy Rain & Forcefully Thunder, Relax & Sleeping 24/7